Category Archives: Latest News

Drought still impacting rivers and streams
Rain may be in the forecast but drought conditions persist across North Dakota and Minnesota. The latest drought monitor released today (Thursday) show conditions in North Dakota range from Severe to ...
Doug Barrett Aug 19, 2021

Ceremony closes West School in north Grand Forks
Former students...faculty...and staff gathered at West School last night to celebrate the history of the district's oldest elementary school. The Grand Forks School Board has voted to permanently clos...
Doug Barrett Aug 19, 2021

Vaccine mandate not an option at UND
While there is currently not a mask mandate on the University of North Dakota campus things could change according to President Andrew Armacost. The UND leader says for now he's leaving the decision a...
Doug Barrett Aug 19, 2021

Grand Forks County to require facemasks
Starting Monday all people entering a Grand Forks County Building will be required to mask up. The Commission voted this week to require visitors and staff to wear face coverings due to increasing cas...
Doug Barrett Aug 18, 2021

EGF Greenway fees set to increase
East Grand Forks residents will see the fee they pay for Greenway maintenance double starting in 2022. Homeowners currently pay a buck a month on utility bills to help maintain Greenway trails. The co...
Doug Barrett Aug 18, 2021

TRNP loop repairs targeted for 2022
Sen. John Hoeven says reconstruction of the scenic loop in the Theodore Roosevelt Park should be completed in 2022. A five-mile stretch of the road was damaged in a landslide. Hoeven says the National...
Doug Barrett Aug 18, 2021

GF School Board still wrestling over mask mandates
By the narrowest of margins the Grand Forks School Board last night rejected a motion to require masks for students and staff in schools. Members wrestled with last week's decision to recommend face c...
Doug Barrett Aug 17, 2021

GF council looking at school tax plan
The Grand Forks council could be asked to endorse a resolution of support on the school district's bid for a ten mill bump in the building fund. School leaders outlined nearly $261 million dollars of ...
Doug Barrett Aug 17, 2021

GF: End of Watch Ride to Remember
The Beyond the Call of Duty program rolled into Grand Forks this afternoon to honor Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte. The End Of Watch Ride to Remember is a group of motorcycle riders from the st...
Doug Barrett Aug 16, 2021

St. Thomas GOP chairwoman arrested in trafficking case
The chairwoman of the University of St. Thomas College Republicans has been arrested on suspicion of recruiting minors for a sex trafficking ring. 19-year-old Gisela Castro Medina was arrested Thursda...
Doug Barrett Aug 16, 2021